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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1947
Page
9
Miss Faye Boss daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Boss of Hopkinton wed Howard Schneiter in a candlelight Lutheran church service conducted by Rev Mathias at 8 pm on Sunday April 20 The couple will live on a Monticello area farm after a reception for 100 guests A dance followed at the Community building Monday night.
United States direct investments in China fell from about 114 million dollars in 1929 to around 46 million dollars in 1940. The drop was mainly due to the Japanese invasion and currency depreciation.
Loyal Rebekah Lodge held its regular meeting at the I.O.O.F. hall on Wednesday night April 16 with Mrs. Mary Morning presiding. Four candidates were initiated by the Fulton degree staff under Mrs. Merle Bickford. new members are Mrs. Helen Barnts Olive Reynolds Marcella Morey and Mrs. Mary Jane Steiner.
Marie Husmann daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Husmann of Anamosa married Irvin W Lubben Monticello on Monday April 14 in Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev Frederick H Kehren conducted the double ring ceremony with Hildegard Kehren singing. The couple will live on the Lubben farm four miles west of Monticello.
Nests of rats are typically formed in underground retreats or in old straw stacks and fodder piles. These rodents migrate from barns to the outdoors in spring and return to buildings in fall.
A Bureau of Agricultural Economics study places the total value of the nation’s farm plant at 101.5 billion dollars as of January 1 1946, up nearly 12 percent from 1945 and about 90 percent since 1940. Gains mainly reflect higher asset values and cash from large sales, not physical improvements.
The Monticello public library has added ten new books for grades one to four. Mrs Roberts the librarian says small children are happiest when browsing brightly illustrated books. Other titles include Americas stamps by Maude Petershan and Misha Petershan Valley of Wild Horses by Zane Grey A Small Store in Independence by Greenberg Shin dell Audubon Bird Guide by Richard Pough Peace of Mind by Joshua Libman The library is open daily 130 to 530 pm and 730 to 800 pm except Sunday.
A medium potato contains about 100 calories, similar to an apple or banana and roughly half the calories of a medium pie slice or hamburger with bun.
The year 1945 saw railroad property fire losses of 7,030,689 dollars, down from 9,726,387 dollars in 1944. The figures reflect ongoing risk management and insurance considerations for railway operations during the period.
Eggs from different hens vary widely in vitamin D content. The variation affects nutritional value and potential benefits for consumers seeking higher vitamin D intake.
A report notes rats can breed monthly with 6 to 8 litters per year in Iowa and live about three years. It suggests that if no young rats die, a pair could produce more than 300 million descendants in three years.
Train your family to lift heavy objects on mahogany furniture rather than shove. Do not place rough bottomed items on the surface. The mahogany face veneer is only one twenty-eighth of an inch thick, explaining its delicate figure.
The cigarette industry grew profoundly from the 1852 Caswell County discovery of sweeter tobacco and Washington Duke's Bonsack machine in Winston-Salem.
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